committee

Committee

An individual or group of people to whom authority has been delegated by a larger group to perform a particular function or duty. A part of a legislative body made up of one or more individuals who have been assigned the task of investigating a certain issue and reporting their observations and recommendations to the legislature. The Senate has various committees, such as the Committee on Nuclear Energy. The name given to the person or group of people appointed by a court and charged with the responsibility of acting as the guardian of an incompetent person.

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(formerly) a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his property was entrusted by a court.

COMMITTEE, practice. When a person has been found non compos, the law
requires that a guardian should be appointed to take care of his person and
estate; this guardian is called the committee.
2. It is usual to select the committee from the next of kin; Shelf. on
Lun. 137; and in case of the lunacy of the husband or wife, the one who is
of sound mind is entitled, unless under very special circumstances, to be
the committee of the other. Id. 140. This is the committee of the person.
For committee of the estate, the heir at law is most favored. Relations are
referred to strangers, but the latter may be appointed. Id. 144.
3. It is the duty of the committee of the person, to take care of the
lunatic; and the committee of the estate is bound to administer the estate
faithfully, and to account for his administration. He cannot in general,
make contracts in relation to the estate of the lunatic, or bind it, without
a Special order of the court or authority that appointed him. Id. 179; 1
Bouv. Inst. n. 389-91.

COMMITTEE, legislation. One or more members of a legislative body to whom is
specially referred some matter before that body, in order that they may
investigate and examine into it and report to those who delegated this
authority to them.

Over the past six months, FERF has published 18 research reports, alerts and articles, including a survey on income tax disclosures and a top-down approach to risk management and internal control, based on input from technical committees and chapters.

Committee members must also be prepared to deal with the various parties who are influenced by the endowment's return and income, including: donors, parents, students, faculty, administrators, and other non-committee members of the governing board.

The National Taxpayers Union, which has given Sherman seven ``F'' marks and two ``Ds'' on his voting record going back to 1997, wrote a long letter encouraging the congressman's recent attempt to limit House committees to spending $25,000 a year on postage.

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The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the Vice President, the Executive Director, the Treasurer, the following ex officio members: the trustees, the ACLS delegate, and the ex-president in the two years succeeding his or her term of office; and the Chairs of the six standing committees, as follows: 1.

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